How To Write The Future

154. World Building with Women Warriors, Interview with Pamela D. Toler


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“There's been a long tradition of saying that women that women who ruled were exceptions, that women who fought were exceptions. That, you know, it's Joan of Arc, it's not GI Joan.,And that trap gets us over and over again, not just with women warriors.” — Pamela D. Toler


In this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, host Beth Barany interviews author, speaker, and historian Pamela D. Toler. Together they dive into the importance of women in history and discuss the significant challenges in documenting Women's History and how it can be tied into storytelling. They also discuss Pamela’s book, Women Warriors: An Unexpected History.


ABOUT PAMELA D. TOLER

Armed with a PhD in history, a well-thumbed deck of library cards, and a large bump of curiosity, author, speaker, and historian Pamela D. Toler writes historical non-fiction for a popular audience. She goes beyond the familiar boundaries of American history to tell stories from other parts of the world as well as history from the other side of the battlefield, the gender line, or the color bar. Toler is the author of ten books of popular history for children and adults, including Women Warriors: An Unexpected History and The Dragon From Chicago: the Untold Story of an American Report in Nazi Germany.

Website: https://www.pameladtoler.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pamela.toler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamelatolerauthor/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelatoler/


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